Waterdog Surf is a new environmentally conscious surf clothing and accessories company founded by outdoor enthusiasts and surfers hellbent on providing environmentally friendly products to a surfing community that is demanding greener choices. The Huntington Beach headquartered Waterdog, is currently selling three lines of t-shirts made in the USA of organic cotton, bamboo and industrial hemp.

They’ll be rolling out more products in 2008 so keep an eye open.
Buy green, buy local and buy from real people.
(pictured) big paw hemp (charcoal) $25 @ waterdogsurf.com

Here’s a simply beautiful card, recycled of course, and embedded with wildflower seeds. Your valentine can plant the paper for a beautiful gift that is literally green. ($6.95) @ downbound.com

100% post-consumer recycled hearts @ closetheloop are pretty sweet for a friend or romantic partner. I have a similar one from a special friend that I treasure. ($5+)

Start the evening off right by uncorking some sweet organic wine. A wide variety, including vegan wines, is available @ ecowine.com.

For the truly disenchanted, a black heart organic tee ($23.99) can be had @ ivealwayswantedoneofthose.com.
Why not forgo the candy this year for a sumptuous organic fruit basket? ($52.99 @ cherry moon)

Flying solo this Valentine’s Day? Head over to Portland-based Powell’s Books online store, the world’s largest, independent, new and used bookstore. Feel good with a used book to read on the fourteenth.

Whether you’re a green single or a green taken, you can never go wrong with a box of organic chocolates for those with sweet and dark tastes @ katescaringgifts.com.

Sweets for the sweet.

Want to do more for the environment and get paid while you’re at it? Want to recruit employees for your green business? Visit www.ecojobs.com for 500 environmental career opportunities. This site is organized into categories such as natural resources & conservation jobs, environmental science & engineering jobs, outdoor & environmental education jobs, environmental policy & regulation jobs, and more. Sign up to receive emails about job openings in your chosen fields of interest and expertise, or advertise to over 50,000 job-seekers every 2 weeks. Now that’s exposure!

I love this — you can even find a possible career via your state preference @ ecojobs.com.

• Is this related to the bee ‘colony collapse’ syndrome? Bat Deaths in NY, VT, Baffle Experts – myway
• A surprising ally may stop this slaughter. Mercury Fears Threaten Japan’s Dolphin Hunt – msnbc
• Hydrogen-Burning Hypersonic Plane: Going Green at Mach-5 – enn
• A classic Congressional boondoggle. Cash for Russian Nuclear Scientists Criticized – nature news
• Bush adds fuel to the fire.  Plan for Carbon Storage Dropped – washingtonpost.com
• Elusive Arctic Wolves Caught on Camera – bbc
• (video) Extreme Weather Sweeps US – reuters
• I smell Federal intervention coming. Marijuana Vending Machines – breitbart

Euro jeanswear company, Kuyichi, keeps it green, fairtrade and very, very stylish. Checkout what’s new for 2008. Pictured above is their low, lean, shoecut, Candy, from the Used and Abused Blu line.

Organic garments produced with Fairtrade principles.

€ 89.95 @ hipperfashion.com
Available in England and Europe – store locator

KaiKids features several brands of cute, comfortable children’s clothes made from toxin-free, natural fabrics (including organic cotton, bamboo, and soy) and with low-impact dies. The products they use are safe for the health of children, as well as the planet. All shipments are sent using reused and recycled boxes, envelopes, and parcels. What’s more, all KaiKids clothes are ethically manufactured. KaiKids also donates 1% of sales to onepercentfortheplanet.com, a Canadian environmental cause.

How adorable is this Tangle Twine frock? Find eco-threads and stuff for mom, too @ kaikids.com

• Space litter, the worst kind of litter. Air Force General: Spy Satellite Could Hit US – yahoo! news
• China’s Crops Badly Damaged by Icy Storms – reuters
• Seeds of Ignorance: Serious Safety Concerns About GM Foods – enn
• ‘Collapse’ of Calif. Salmon Feared – msnbc
• Talk about ‘Snakes on a Plane’! Fly Naked on Nudist Holiday Flight – breitbart
• Should creatures we’ve wiped out, stay that way? The Rodent to Ruin? – bbc
• Costume Party tonight to benefit dogs, @ Don Hill’s – Friends of Snuffy – nytimes

At the push of this button you can put your computer into a deeper-than-normal sleep mode that draws only as much power as when your computer and monitor are shut down. Push the button again and your computer returns to wherever you left off while displaying the sleep-induced cash and carbon savings as well as your logo. The device even keeps a cumulative total of the cash and carbon saved. A nicely green promotional item or give-away to your clients, friends or company.

Do some good for the planet while promoting yourself. Plugs into any PC’s USB port.

$15.43 ea. for a quantity of 100 from our friends @ farfromboring.com

‘Kick it’ in some hemp foot gear from iPath. Shown at right is the Rodriguez and bottom the Catkin. Make a statement.

Rodriguez $69.95 libertyboardshop.com

Catkin $64.95 @ libertyboardshop.com

Sometimes Valentine’s Day seems unfair. Your guy has the usual selection of cute girly gifts – flowers, chocolate, and bath products, but women have to get creative. It’s almost like birthdays or Christmas, in fact – you have to find a “man gift.” Fortunately, the Organic Bath Co. offers a convenient (and manly!) set of: Cleanse-all for hair, face, and body, Smooth Shaving cream, and Moisturizer with a “mountain sage” fragrance. So give yourself a break this year, and toss a cute V-Day gift right back at your guy on the go!

• The war in Iraq costs $200 million a day. Bush to Commit $2 Billion to Climate Change Fund – reuters
• Tres bien! Bordeaux to Measure Wines CO2 Footprint – yahoo!
• Deer Hunt Set to Begin – Inside NJ Preserve – msnbc
• Nature bites back, or, who tastes better now? Man Catches Shark, Shark Bites Man – livescience
• Action Needed on Home Emissions – bbc
• Flame Retardant Chemical Found in Rare Tasmanian Devils – natgeo

I have to say, one of the most beautiful gifts I received over the holidays was from one of my closest friends. What makes this gift so extra special is knowing that the gorgeous, hand-woven basket was made by survivors of the Rwandan genocide, and the proceeds go into the hands of the weavers and their families. The average weaver’s household has 8 children.

Each uniquely crafted piece in the series was commissioned by Macy’s, and comes with a Certificate of Authenticity: “The Path to Peace Project and the income it generates has impacted the lives of at least 18,000 children, transforming them in amazing ways.” To support the cause, which is “based on trade, not aid” you can review the collection online @ macys.com. My heart goes out to the survivors and craftspeople of the Land of a Thousand Hills. namaste.

Drawing inspiration from a prenatal yoga class, Andreea Ayers founded an eco-friendly tee shirt company to help us look good, feel good and do good. Choose from an array of feel good phrases (seek balance, laugh often, choose happiness, practice kindness, and more, or my personal fave, chase dreams) and know that with every tee that’s purchased, a tree will be planted via a partnership with American Forests’ Global Releaf. For ultimate comfort, tees are made with either 100% organic cotton or 70/30% bamboo/organic cotton, and low impact dyes. For spring ‘08, come up with a phrase that Andreea likes, and if it gets made, receive a free tee. check it all out @ teesforchange.com